Printpalooza Celebrates Indie Print Creation & Innovation
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Jeremy Tinder, A Stone’s Throw, 2009, silkscreen. Published by Spudnik Press.
BLOCK MUSEUM PRINT FAIR OFFERS DEMOS, ON-THE-SPOT T-SHIRT PRINTING, THE DUMBO PRESS, AFFORDABLE PRINTS, & MORE!
Prints aren’t mass reproductions of someone else’s art. They are original works of art created by artists. Come see how they are made, what makes them so special and find contemporary and affordable ones to take and wear home at Printpalooza—a print fair at the Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art on Saturday, January 29, from noon to 4 pm.
You’ll see live printmaking demonstrations by independent artists from Drive By Press and Cannonball Press. Shop for their art work and for prints from Chicago’s Spudnik Press, with prices starting under $20. Pick up t-shirts printed on-the-spot with original designs, find unique publications from Comix Revolution and check out artist Eric Fuertes’s Dumbo Press!
DJs from abstract science will provide music. Attendance is free and activities will be going on all afternoon, so you can stop by anytime.
Joseph Velasquez (left) and Greg Nanney (right) of Drive By Press.
The Block Museum is located on the campus of Northwestern University at 40 Arts Circle Drive in Evanston. Free parking is available during Printpalooza. The museum is accessible via the CTA Purple Line and Metra. Visit www.blockmuseum.northwestern.edu or call 847.491.4000 for more information.
Drive By Press
The design duo of Greg Nanney and Joseph Velasquez, known for DIY print and apparel creation at festivals with bands like Spoon and the Walkmen, will draw, carve, ink and print original woodcuts. You can participate in the printing process by selecting designs, colors and image placement on t-shirts Greg and Joseph will press at Printpalooza (you can purchase shirts to ink at the event or bring their own). Watch a video about Drive By Press at www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBr3WG8txQk
Detail of Martin Mazorra and Mike Houston, Party No. 1, woodcut on canvas. Published by Cannonball Press.
Cannonball Press
Martin Mazorra of Brooklyn’s Cannonball Press, organizers of the annual Prints Gone Wild! events in New York, will take part in the print demos. Martin will also have original Cannonball Press prints for sale for $20 to $50. www.cannonballpress.com.
Eric Fuertes
Artist Eric Fuertes will create prints by riding his Dumbo Press, a portable press operated like a rocking horse, show videos of his experimental print projects and display his custom-made printing equipment. Watch a video of Eric in action at www.youtube.com/watch?v=_b62DomkXP0
Spudnik Press
Spudnik Press Cooperative has been called the best printmaking studio in Chicago by New City. Founder and executive director Angee Lennard will have prints by Spudnik artists for sale for $20 and below and a $1 screen print vending machine. www.spudnikpress.com
The Dumbo Press by Eric Fuertes.
Comix Revolution
Comix Revolution, an underground comic book and magazine retailer with locations in Evanston and Mount Prospect, will have one-of-a-kind publications for sale by local artists. www.online-revolution.com
abstract science
DJs Chris Widman and Luke Stokes of abstract science will provide music for Printpalooza. Now in its 14th year on WLUW-FM, abstract science explores the constant evolution of modern electronic music. www.abstractscience.net
The Satirical Edge in Contemporary Prints and Graphics
Block Museum senior curator leads a tour of the exhibition The Satirical Edge at 3:30 pm. The show features work by R. Crumb, Sue Coe, Tom Huck and other artists who use printmaking to scrutinize society and lampoon individual shortcomings.
